X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fcurs_kernel.3x.html;h=0df3eac0c17fcb340bd684976f662cf27092bc6d;hp=64a1ac83d6e25d274a971df59c257cb6e7592f50;hb=17c5992a16be94247b83f2bbb9accdd9b7e7bb72;hpb=6941ed1e8bfdfc7634a57655dc71e7a7ed02a6e8 diff --git a/doc/html/man/curs_kernel.3x.html b/doc/html/man/curs_kernel.3x.html index 64a1ac83..0df3eac0 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/curs_kernel.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/curs_kernel.3x.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ @@ -94,15 +94,17 @@

getsyx

-       The  getsyx  routine  returns  the  current  coordinates of the virtual
-       screen cursor in y and x.  If leaveok is currently TRUE, then -1,-1  is
+       The  getsyx  routine  returns  the  current  coordinates of the virtual
+       screen cursor in y and x.  If leaveok is currently TRUE, then -1,-1  is
        returned.  If lines have been removed from the top of the screen, using
        ripoffline, y and x include these lines; therefore, y and x  should  be
        used only as arguments for setsyx.
 
+       Few applications will use this feature, most use getyx instead.
+

setsyx

-       The  setsyx routine sets the virtual screen cursor to y, x.  If y and x
+       The  setsyx routine sets the virtual screen cursor to y, x.  If y and x
        are both -1, then leaveok is set.  The two routines getsyx  and  setsyx
        are  designed to be used by a library routine, which manipulates curses
        windows but does not want to change the current position  of  the  pro-
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@
        do its manipulation of its own windows, do a wnoutrefresh on  its  win-
        dows, call setsyx, and then call doupdate.
 
+       Few applications will use this feature, most use wmove instead.
+

ripoffline

        The  ripoffline  routine  provides  access  to  the  same facility that
@@ -180,12 +184,13 @@

PORTABILITY

-       The  functions  setsyx  and  getsyx are not described in the XSI Curses
-       standard, Issue 4.  All other functions are as described in XSI Curses.
+       The virtual screen functions setsyx and getsyx are not described in the
+       XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.  All other functions are as described  in
+       XSI Curses.
 
-       The SVr4 documentation describes setsyx and  getsyx  as  having  return
-       type int. This is misleading, as they are macros with no documented se-
-       mantics for the return value.
+       The  SVr4  documentation  describes  setsyx and getsyx as having return
+       type int.  This is misleading, as they are macros  with  no  documented
+       semantics for the return value.

SEE ALSO